Where does “chelīdonius” come from?

chelīdonius (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

chelīdonius (Latin): of, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to the swallow

Definitions

  1. of, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to the swallow

Ancestry of “chelīdonius”, step by step

chelīdonius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελιδόνιοςof, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining...
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek χελῑδόνῐος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελῑδόνῐοςof, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining to the swallow

Words derived from “chelīdonius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος